The vulnerability of the Firefox browser, which allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions

The vulnerability of Firefox lies in the ability to install extensions for lightweight themes without using an HTTPS connection. Exploiting this vulnerability allows a malicious individual to bypass user authentication by using a specially crafted website and by replacing the DNS request for...

[slackware-security] mozilla-firefox

New mozilla-firefox packages are available for Slackware 10.2, 11.0, 12.0, 12.1, and -current to fix security issues. More details about the issues may be found on the Mozilla site: http://www.mozilla.org/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox20.html Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1...